Labor-cost-recording device.



J. T. QUIGLBY. LABOR COST RECORDING DEVICE. APPLIUATION FILED Dna. 29.1608.

Patented Aug. 31, 1909.

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J'DHN T. QUIGLEY, 0F SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFOii..

` LR-COT-RECORDING DEVQE.

Specican'on o Letters Patent. "Pritmted Aun. Si

Application niediBecember 29, 1908. Serial No. 469,751.

"Work, land forconvert-ing theitime es record ed finto equivalent money value according to the rete -ofwages or compensation paid.

To such end and object this invention consiets in o novel meansor device for expressing the time expended on e given piece of Work in terms of llinear measure according to n predetermined scale in which the units fof "linear measure, such as fractional parts of onine-h, represent lthe compensation of the operative ffor suehexpressed time according to any'given scale of `Weges.

The invention embraces also a novel means or device for recordingthe time expended by en operative on -a given piece of work in yterms of linear measure in lwhich the units ordivisions of such measure also represent equivalent units or fractional parts of the -ixed Waves or compensation of the operative for a dennite work-period, accordingto the rulingfrate ofwnges; the record produced by 'the device beingl embodied in a permanent form for "future reference;

The invention `embaces urthera case or holder of novel construction hnvingan aperture exposingto sight and access a card or a ltablet to Vreceive the record, and a jacent to said `aperture a scale of linear n h'asure in which Athe units or divisions are graduated to represent fractional parts ot' the time of a `lgiven work-period and also equivalent fractional parts or' a selected scale, the units of `=which represent a'fixed money value in dollars and cents, according to the compensa' tion p id.

llheynature of the said invention and the manner in which l prodlme7 apply and carry out the same areltnlly explained in the tollowing description, in which reference is had to -the accompanying drawinpr Figure l. of the drawing), represents in perspective the recording devlro ot my invenA tioiulin which the parts are adjusted or Het readycr recordingthe time oi an operative 'between the time of beginning work in the removing it.

morning and the intermission at noon. Fig. 2 is an enlarged plan or top-view of the dc- \ice illustrated in Fig. 1. Fig. Z3 isacrosesection of the device taken on the line Fig. 2. record-strip removed from the device7 and s, portion of the linear-measure scale providers for determining the money value of the nuvrked portion ot' the record-strip.

A indicates-a box-like case, preferably .of rectangular shape, with a ilat top o, in which is an a )erture B t'or ex )osino' to sifflet and also to accese from the outside a greaterfor lless portion or area ot' the top face-o' the card vor tablet C.

Vv'ithin the case and beneath. the aperture is a movable bed or support D for the cord or tablet, and in one end of the case is en opening E for conveniently introducing and The bed D being somewhat Fig. 4 represents a portion 4of the' larger in dimensions than the aperture in the I case, the carflfC is clamped between the bed and the marginal edges ot' the aperture, thus insuring a fixed position of theA card beneath or behind the top-plate. rlhe'bed E yis heid up with suilicient pressure or force against the topeplate or cover a preferably by s rings F placed under 'the bed, as shown in hip'. 23, so that the card may be readily withdrawn through the openingv E after the record is mede on its surface. Usually the case is made sutlicicntly deep to admit a pad or e.

stack of cards or vtablets and thereby avoid the necessity of placinpr a new one n1 the -holdcr every time thel top one benringizthe record is removed.

0n the exposed surface of the top-card of thev stack the operative proceeds to record the time of beginning and the ti ne of stopping work. Ialso' indicating' such'fperiods or intervals of interruption or cessation of work as are provided 'for by custom or the rules of the shop; such records being' mede by marking a line acrossthe face of the tab- .Y let at the proper division of the time seele;

or by printing characters on the record-surface at the required points by a stomp or printing pad; or by using other-means convenient for the purpose. Such record-marks are indicated as au example in lFig. 2 Where the line of on the tablet marks the'time oi 7 l oclock when theoperative has begun work,

:rnd the line z/,the time when he ceased work on a particular jobnumbered M40-and the length of thatfport-ion oftherecord included between the record -ma'rlrs --y Will then les , inches of linear represent both the time expended by the operative, and also the cost or value or' suchl 'selected scale in which six inches represent The result of conatructing or laying od' the scale G on this one dollar in money.

plan is to give the record tablet, or whatever record medium may be applied to and marked from theV scale a ,definite value in length, not only as to ours and fractional parte of an hour, but also as to dollars and fractional parts of a dollar according to the controllmg wages or compensation. It becomes only necessary therefore to measure the of the record-surface between the record-marks by means ofthe scale to ascer-4 tai'nth'e cost of the, recorded workperiod.

in the present embodiment of my invention wherein the device is adapted to record and determine lthe labor cost of work on the basis of twelve dollars per week of six eighthour work periods, the divisionsof the scale to guide the operative in making the records on the tablet are graduated along one side of the aperture in the case to indicate intervals ci live minutes, beginning with seven oclock in the morning, and ending with twelve oclock noon; and along the oppositeside of the aperture to indicate corresponding rive minute intervals beginning with twelve oclock noon and ending with ve ocloclr, the close of the afternoon work'- period, the graduations spaced uniformly at such intervals' apart that the number of graduaticns included in a' length' 'of six measure will represent four hours of time and one dollar in money which is the money-value of a work-period of four hours, according to the operatives scale of wages at two dollars per day of eight hours. rlChe divisions of the scale G thus have a denite value in money according to the vovernin rate of Wages'r and consequentlyv the lengt of that portion of the record-strip which is included between the time-record marks made by the operative will 1nd1cate both the time expended by thevoperative and 'the cost of such time in dollars and cents.

This scale ofsix inches equal to one dollar selected as convenient for general use, has

been found to Work well for many dilerent rates or scales of wages; but where it may be @found expedient to employ other propor- ,are

mg to the Wage-rate of the operative by virand the afternoon period of a wor day.

tions of linear measure, it is only necessary to space the divisions or intervals of the time-scale G to conform to the governing rate of wages, with such reference to the unit of the money scale adopted that such unit of linear measure, whether .it be six" inches equal one dollar or any other selected pro ortion, that the units in the time-scale sha conform to the wage scale of the operative per hour or fractional parts of an hour.

By dividing the time-scale G into mornin f sectionl and afternoon section as illustrated in F ig. l, and arranging them along the opposite sides of the aperture in the top plate, I am able to bring the device Within a comparatively small compass, and thereby reduce the length of the record-card or tablet required in recording a full Work day of eight hours or more.

A double. record-tablet C or one separable into two sections by a line of perforations or indentations c* through the mlddle furnishes a vconvenient medium on which to record separately the time in the morning eriod This double strip is readily insertedin the holder and held' in position to receive the record without requiring separate means to retain it in place. It also permits the record to be reduced to thel dimensions of a narrow strip or tapeby separating it on the line of periorations and joining the two strips end to end. i vll,

In one way they graduation's of the scale G are marked or inscribed directly upon the top-plate a along the edges of the aperture. In another way, they may be marked on a separate strip g" and afterward secured vto the top-plate by screws l1. as seen in Fig. 3. This latter mode has the advantage of permitting the scale to be adjusted or changed on the case to conform to changes in the rates of Wages as the same are aected from time to time.

The movable straight ed e-H is provided for the convenience of t e operative in marking the record lines on the tablet with greater accuracy opposite the graduations of vthe scale. It is not an important part of the recordingmeans and it may be removed or dispensed `with. It has the advantage, how- K ever, of insuring always 'a crrect and true placing of the record-marks opposite the graduations of the scale.

The ends e of this slide H are grooved to embrace the sides a* of the case, which project and are turned outward horizontally for that purpose. It is fitted to slide smoothly over the top-plate While preserving a position transversely across the face of the record-surface.

The case A is usually provided further with a liap or cover K of about one half the dimensions in width of the record-surface, but of sufficient length to cover the surface from top to bottom on one half of the longitudinal median line of the aperture.

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The function of this flap is to cover the half or portion of the record surface that is not in immediate use, and thus expose to sight and access only that halfl which is required during either the morning hours or the afternoon hours of the work-period. For readily adjusting or changing this flap K from one side to the other it is hinged or loosely attached at one edge tothe top-plate a. Un these points as a hinge it is readily changed from one side of the longitudinal middle line to the other as. required.

For greater convenience in determining the money value of the record-card C after it has been marked from the graduations 011 the case the record-card is applied to the scale I in which the graduations conform to and represent fractional parts of the unit of six inches lineal' measure, and also equivalent fractional parts of vone dollar, and from these graduations the money value of the linear dimensions of the record-tablet is readily determined.

The dimensions of the record-strip illustrated in Fig. l in connection with the scale i as an example, is seen to have a value of (i0 cents for the portion included between the record-marks according to the scale I, as well as a time-value of two hours and twenty-five minutes according to the'scale from which the record was marked before the card was removed from the case.

in adapting the device lo other scales of wages or compensation on the basis of six inches linear measure representing one dollar it will be evident that the graduations of the time record scale Gpwill be spaced farther apart proportionately to the increase in the wage-scale, because the operative commanding the higher rate of wages Will be entitled to a greater length of record than one receiving lower wages for the same work period recorded Aby means of this device.

\ I claim 1. A labor cost recording device comprising a case having an aperture for exposing to sight and access a record-receiving surface and a scale adjacent to said aperture graduated conformably to a predetermined scale of linear measure in which the graduations represent fractional parts of a Workperiod in hours and minutes, and also equivalent fractional parts of the cost of such work-period, according to a given rate of wages.

2. A. labor cost recording device comprising a case having an aperture for exposing to access a record-receiving surface, means for removably retaining a record-tablet therein, and a scale adjacent to the edge of said aperture having its graduations con- Jforming to a scale of linear measure in which the divisions represent both fractional parts of a given work-period in hours and minutes and also equivalent fractional parts of the cost of such work-period according to the controlling rate of wages.

3. In a device of the character described, the combination of a case, a record-receiving tablet removably held therein; and a timescale adjacent to said aperture, the said scale being' graduated conformably to a scale of linear measure wherein the graduations represent equivalent parts of the governing wages or compensation for the given workperiod represented by such time scale.

4. In a labor cost recording device, the combination of a record receiving means, a holder therefor, a time scale upon said holder, the said scale being graduated conformably both to a scale of linear measure the umts of which represent units of money and to the rate of wages for the given work period represented by such time scale.

JOHN .l. QUIGL IY. Witnesses M. Rhenen, P. S. liownm.. 

